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GOVERNMENT employees’ monthly health insurance premium (HIP) contributions to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 have now increased to 5 percent. This, after the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) issued a circular letter to government agencies, including state universities and colleges (SUCs), constitutional…
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said it will continue the timely release of budgets for the year to fund “crucial” government programs and projects. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said on Monday, Feb. 20, that the DBM’s released allotments stood at 56.4 percent of the tot
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin 'Benhur' Abalos Jr. (File photo by Joey Razon) MANILA - Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin 'Benhur' Abalos Jr. on Sunday urged disaster-stricken local government units (LGUs) to access PHP5.58-billion financial assistance to fund their recovery process under the Local Government Support Fund-Financial Assistance (LGSF-FA) on or before Sept. 30. "Calamities and disasters are realities that we are accustomed to. Hence, the government continues to find ways to assi...
DILG: P5.58-billion financial assistance available for disaster-stricken LGUs
MANILA (Philippine Daily inquirer/Asia News Network): The government is working “double time” to ramp up support for the local salt industry following reports of rising prices due to thinning supply in various parts of the country, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz Angeles said on Monday (Aug 29).